Pipe Guard/Armor

[coperam]

Has anyone ever tried a pipe guard or armor like the kind made by Moose?
I was wondering if they only protect the pipe against roost or if they would also be strong enough to prevent me from pretzeling my pipe the next time I wipe out?

thanks,
coperam

 

[RM_guy]

It wont keep it from becoming totally mangled but they do help a lot against roost. The Moose is the thickest and it might help somewhat from really messing the pipe up.

Here's a shot of the Moose guard on my bike.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1500744&a=11324199&p=40872461&Sequence=0&res=high

 

[coperam]

RM_guy-thanks for the reply

The moose guard looks pretty tough. Looks like it could definitely help protect the pipe on a get-off.

coperam

 

[ktmboy]

I picked up the Maier version at Chaparral for $30.00. Looks like the Moose, but it's anodized gold. After several get-offs, the pipe is still intact. Too bad I waited until my first pipe dinging get off to put it on.

 

[spanky250]

This is only my opinion, but I think pipe guards are bad. They will stop small roost dents, but when you crash, they strengthen the section of the pipe that they cover, so the force is transmitted to the sections of the pipe at the edges of the pipe guard. My pipe guard caused my pipe to kink nearly completely shut right at the first headpipe turn, right at the edge of the guard. I still think that if I had not had the guard on, I would only have dented the center section of the pipe in that crash, not bent it shut like that.